Gerald McGill | Pensacola Accident Lawyer

Gerald A. McGill is Board Certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law by the Florida Bar and heads up the maritime law section of the firm. He is licensed to practice in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. He frequently associates with Louisiana and Texas attorneys as well as attorneys in other states when a client’s case requires court appearances in other jurisdictions.

Mr. McGill is a graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Mr. McGill was a U. S. Coast Guard line officer, commanding vessels patrolling the Florida Keys and the coast of Vietnam. He also served as a law specialist at the Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Following his release from the Coast Guard, Mr. McGill accepted a position as an Assistant State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, as a Felony Prosecutor. After two years in the State Attorney’s Office, he entered private practice. He joined a large firm in West Palm Beach and represented doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice cases and Ford Motor Company and General Motors in product liability cases.

For the past 30 years Mr. McGill has devoted his practice solely to representing injured victims in personal injury cases, with an emphasis on maritime claims. Mr. McGill is a member of the Trial Lawyers Associations for Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Mr. McGill is a published author, and he has also served as an Adjunct Professor on the faculty of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida, teaching forensic science.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Sole Practitioner	McGill Law Firm	Pensacola, FL	1998 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America	J.D.	Law School	1972
US Coast Guard Academy	Bachelor of Science	Engineering	1965

State / Court	Date
Alabama	1991
Mississippi	1986
Florida	1972
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

• Florida State Bar Association | Member | 1972 - Present
  Mississippi State Bar Association | Member | 1986 - Present
  Alabama State Bar Association | Member | 1991 - Present

• The Florida Bar Journal
  The Journal of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
  Journal of the Escambia County Bar Association
  The Alabama Lawyer, the official journal of the Alabama State Bar
  Trial Magazine, The Journal of ATLA, the American Trial Lawyers Association

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1991) Licensed as Attorney in Alabama. Verified with Alabama State Bar.	July 13, 2018
(1986) Licensed as Attorney in Mississippi. Verified with The Mississippi Bar.	July 13, 2018
(1972) Licensed as Attorney in Florida. Verified with State Bar of Florida.	July 13, 2018

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STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS  (2018-07-13 10:46:19)
A statute of limitations is the period of time prescribed in which an injured person must file a claim or settle his or her case or the claim will be forever barred. The various statutes of limitations run from the date of injury or death of the seaman in most cases. This article lists the most common limitation periods beginning with the shortest at the top. This article deals solely with the statutes of limitations in various maritime actions. Its purpose is to alert the attorney or injured seaman who may have a potential maritime case to the differences between state law and the general maritime law and the need for consultation with an attorney who handles maritime actions as a part of his or her regular practice.

About Contingency Fees  (2018-07-13 10:47:53)
All personal injury lawyers accept serious injury and death cases on a contingent fee basis. This means that if the lawyer does not make a recovery for you, there is no fee charged. All of our lawyers participate on the basis that if there is no recovery, there are no fees or costs owed.

Avoiding Malpractice in Maritime Cases  (2018-07-13 10:52:27)
Several times a year I have the unpleasant task of telling an attorney or potential client that he or she has missed the statute of limitations date in a maritime claim. The most frequent type of case involves either cruise line passengers or workers on fixed oil and gas production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. However, there are numerous other areas in which the statute of limitations under the general maritime law or United States Code differs significantly from that of the negligence statutes of limitations of the various states.

Selecting A Lawyer Specializing in Admiralty and Maritime Law  (2018-07-13 10:53:23)
Maybe you have never needed the services of an attorney before; but now you do. Obviously, you want an attorney who can handle your particular legal situation, and who has experience and expertise in the area of law relating to your legal needs.